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    Fleming, Sten Axelsson Banér, Sten Eriksson Leijonhufvud, Erik's brother Charles of Södermanland and others. Erik feared a conspiracy against him, particularly...
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    families: the early Leijonhufvud clan of Swedish nobility (the name meaning Lion's Head), being the daughter of Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, a man executed...
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  • placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne. Born to Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (d. 1520), a victim of the Stockholm Bloodbath, and Ebba Eriksdotter...
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  • born to the noble family Leijonhufvud on 6 September 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden, to Helene Neovius and Erik Gabriel Leijonhufvud. His father was a judge...
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    Lorentz Bröms; Lars Carpelan; Anders Elgbergh; Johan Gordon; Erik Leijonhufvud; Knut Leijonhufvud; Anders Nygren; Michael Schrader; Reinhold Wrangel af Adinal;...
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    was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomously, the Duke of Finland from 1556 to 1563...
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  • Ebba Mauritzdotter Leijonhufvud, also called Ebba Mauritzdotter Lewenhaupt (1595 – 25 January 1654), Countess of Raseborg, Lady of Käggleholm, Eksjöhovgård...
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    Eric XIV of Sweden (redirect from Erik XIV)
    his second year. In 1536, his father, Gustav Vasa, married Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–1551), a Swedish noblewoman. Eric's first teacher was the learned...
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  • inspired by the book Spotify Untold written by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud. Directed by Per-Olav Sørensen, the series tells a "fictionalized" story...
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    Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, and elder sister of Gustav Vasa's third wife, Katarina Stenbock. Brahe's mother-in-law was the daughter of Erik Abrahamsson...
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  • and 1709–1927. Regimental commanders from 1658 to 1927. 1658–1659: Erik Leijonhufvud 1659–1679: G H Lybecker 1679–1686: Gyllenstierna 168?–1694: Nils Gyllenstierna...
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    son of King Gustav I (r. 1523–1560) and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of...
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    (?) : baron Tage Leijonhufvud, cavalry officer 1999 (?) - : baron Erik Leijonhufvud There is an old list of castle owners, written in 1801 on the basis...
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  • Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and the second cousin and mother-in-law of King Gustav Vasa. Ebba was the daughter of the nobles riksråd Erik Karlsson Vasa...
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    Privy Councilors. The court was impannelled by Axel Leijonhufvud and Sparre's brother-in-law Erik Brahe, who was a respected Catholic in the country and...
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    Hägerflycht 1858–1861: Gustaf Lagercrantz ????–????: ? 1867–1870: Knut Erik Leijonhufvud ????–????: ? 1872–1883: Hjalmar Palmstierna 1883–1886: Henrik Albrecht...
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    earl Axel Leijonhufvud starts constructing a small wooden church in Ekenäs. In 1600, Axel Leijonhufvud's younger brother Moritz Leijonhufvud completes...
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    Adlersparre, born into the Leijonhufvud family, was the daughter of lieutenant colonel Baron Erik Gabriel Knutsson Leijonhufvud and Sofie Emerentia Hoppenstedt...
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  • brother of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud, which gave them both an influential position at the royal court. Upon the coronation of Erik XIV in 1561, her spouse...
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  • two women appointed to share each office. Accordingly, in 1639 Ebba Leijonhufvud and Christina Natt och Dag was appointed to share the position of royal...
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    Kankas (2nd time) (acting) (1600 – 30 January 1601) Moritz Stensson Leijonhufvud Count of Raseborg (1601 – October 1602) ... (October 1602 – May 1605)...
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    Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud. She was formally Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg by her marriage to...
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    Ornäs (extant) Hård af Segerstad (extant) Jägerhorn af Spurila (extant) Leijonhufvud (extant) Lilliehöök (extant) Natt och Dag (extant, Sweden's oldest noble...
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    East Frisia. She was the oldest daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud. She was the autonomous Regent of Berum [nl] and Norden in Ostfriesland...
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    councilors protested the idea and furious John promised to persecute them. Erik Sparre asked Anna to intercede as mediator and calm her father. While Sigismund...
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    appointed two foster mothers for the queen to replace her: countess Ebba Leijonhufvud and Christina Natt och Dag. The Katarina kyrka in Stockholm is named...
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    Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern as the wife of Christopher II, Margrave...
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    of Christina Gyllenstierna and then under her aunts Brita and Martha Leijonhufvud before her father's remarriage to Catherine Stenbock. They were then...
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    Duke of Kalmar On 1 October 1536, he married his second wife, Margareta Leijonhufvud (1514–1551). Their children were: John III (Johan III) (1537–1592), Duke...
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    Erik Johansson Vasa 8. Gustav I of Sweden 17. Cecilia Månsdotter 4. John III of Sweden 18. Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud 9. Margaret Leijonhufvud 19...
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